Peachy Rye Julep recipe

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Ingredients

2 slices fresh peach, plus more for garnish
4 sprigs fresh mint, plus more for garnish
2 teaspoons turbinado sugar
1 ½ fluid ounces rye whiskey
2 dashes bitters (such as Angostura®)
1 ½ cups crushed ice

Nutrition Info

152.9 calories
carbohydrate: 11.3 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.1 g
fiber: : -
protein: 0.4 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 4.7 mg
sugar: 9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a silver julep cup or old-fashioned glass, muddle peach, mint, and sugar until peach is well smashed and sugar is dissolved. Add rye whiskey, bitters, and 1 cup crushed ice. Stir until well chilled. Mound glass with remaining 1/2 cup ice. Garnish with additional mint and a peach slice.

Recipe Yield

1 drink

Recipe Note

Crushed ice, and plenty of it, is key to the julep and other smashes. It's what, in pre-freezer days, made this cocktail style seem so very indulgent.

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